On the 6th of October, 2014 IOM Minsk organized the press-conference dedicated to the launch of the information campaign within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Strengthening the National Capacity of the Republic of Belarus in the Sphere of Combating Trafficking in Human Beings” jointly implemented with the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) of the Republic of Belarus. . . . Read more
On 30th of October IOM Minsk Chief of Mission Zeynal Hajiyev met with the 1st Deputy Minister of the Interior of Belarus Valentin Mikhnevich to discuss the latest results of cooperation between IOM and the Ministry of Interior as well as exchange opinions on the existing problems and share expectations regarding further joint activities in the future. During the meeting . . . Read more
IOM Minsk supports the Belstats’ proposal for the implementation of the nationwide survey on the outflow of labour force from Belarus and the and on the conduction of the ensuing research. In this regard IOM Minsk convened the meeting dedicated to the above mentioned issues for the representatives of the main interested state partners such as the Belstat, the Ministries . . . Read more
Difficulties in finding a legal, well-paid job within the country are major factors pushing target populations to seek job opportunities abroad, making them susceptible to trafficking. Thus, one of the key components of IOM activities is prevention, which includes but not limited to promotion of safe job-seeking practices and trainings for the representatives of risk group, in particular students and . . . Read more